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Park, IL town hall & government

Park spent $5.4 million in the year to April 30, 2022, about $730 per resident.

Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Park's government.

Town budget

Where Park's money goes

Spent
$5.4 million
fiscal year to April 30, 2022
Per resident
$730
typical Illinois cities: $1,403
Long-term debt
$150,000
$20 per resident
Police
$2.8 million52%
Water & other utilities
$1.1 million20%
Administration & buildings
$818,00015%
Roads & transportation
$689,00013%
Parks & libraries
$11,000<1%
Interest on debt
$10,000<1%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 45%
  • Utility sales 23%
  • Property taxes 9%
  • From the federal government 8%
  • Other taxes & licenses 7%
  • Interest, fines & other 5%
  • Sales taxes 4%
Town workforce

Who works for Park

Full-time staff
20
34 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$110,400
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
11
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
11 full-time6 part
Administration & buildings
0 full-time27 part
Other
9 full-time1 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Warren Township High School District 121

Park's high school district, shared with Gurnee, Warren, Old Mill Creek, Waukegan, Wadsworth and Newport. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$20,075
Illinois: $21,567
Students
3,687
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$73.6 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Illinois districts overall: 52% local, 38% state, 10% federal

  • Local 69%
  • State 27%
  • Federal 3%

Of the $20,075 per pupil, $12,235 goes to classroom instruction (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to support services such as buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren't in the per-pupil figure.

Also serving Park: Woodland Community Consolidated School District 50 ($23,456 per pupil) · Waukegan Community Unit School District 60 ($23,440 per pupil) · Gurnee School District 56 ($20,917 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Park pay

Typical tax bill
$199
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
0.35%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$57,400
owner-occupied

The median yearly bill homeowners report, covering every local property tax on the home (town, schools, county). The effective rate is that bill divided by the median home value, so it's a rough guide, not the official tax rate.

Local

Contact Park's government

🏛️ Official websiteparkcityil.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Park →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Park

Park is represented in Congress by Senators Richard J. Durbin and Tammy Duckworth and Representative Bradley Scott Schneider. J. B. Pritzker is governor.

All of Park's representatives, with contacts →

Budget: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Finance (every city and town government's revenue, spending and debt, grouped into plain categories). Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

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